Lottie Dolls, a great last minute Christmas present

An online friend of mine has been raving about these dolls for her daughter, and I just had to see what she was talking about with these “Lottie Dolls,” what are they?

So, when she asked if anyone else would want to see them, I thought, “Of course I do!”

{Disclosure: I was given some dolls for my daughter to play with, and she has happily disappeared with them to play with, I was not paid, and this did not affect my opinion, oh and there’s affiliate links}

As I looked through their website I was impressed with the wide variety of dolls they already had.  I found at least 5 I knew Princess would love, but picked out only two to get.

I received the Lottie Snow Queen,  Lottie in Autumn Leaves , and Biscuit the Beagle {affiliate links}.  Aren’t they adorable?

 

What I like about Lottie Dolls

She stands on her own two feet.  This may seem like a silly thing to notice, but it sure makes playing with her easier, because she doesn’t fall over.  I want my daughter to stand on her own two feet when she grows up, so it can be a nice subtle lesson.

1. I love that she looks like a little girl.  And not just that, a little girl my daughter could be friends with.  She dresses like a little girl.
2. She has a belly button.  This is silly, but I thought it was a great detail to add in.  (And side note that the Snow Queen Lottie has UNDERWEAR!).
3. So many little accessories.  It makes the little girl fond of small things in me so very happy.
4. All the layers of clothes she has.  You can fiddle with the clothes that come with just one doll for quite a while figuring out just the right configuration.

As a random side note, she has a crinoline!  For most of you non-history buffs that may not be a big deal, but for me that was a pretty cool discovery.

 

Thoughts on Lottie Doll construction

These are notes that won’t mean much to some of you, but these are things I noticed because I sew, and think about some of these details on the clothes.

1. They chose the right kind of velcro for the dolls.  It’s the newer more expensive soft velcro.  I can’t find it to buy it in stores, if I want to use that I order in ridiculously large amounts online.
2. They made certain elements interhchangeable.  The little dog decal on the shirt comes off, and from looking at the other dolls they also have velcro to switch it around.  That is a nice little detail.
3. The petticoat is separate from the dress.  That’s a nice accurate detail that most dolls don’t have.  And it’s a real crinoline.  Did I mention that?
4. Non-sewn elements, her hair is nice and soft, and not prone to tangling.  Why aren’t all dolls like this?
5. Another non-sewn element, great range of movement on the doll without being overly articulated or strange looking.

 

What was Princess’ reaction to our Lottie Doll?

She loved it!

We opened some early Christmas present with various people, and I arranged for her Lottie doll to be the one she opened.  What do you think of her first review?  It was pretty good, I thought.

 

I like that she’s already planning on her own name for the doll.  I’ve got the second one secreted away, and you can bet you’re going to see lots of pictures of her soon.  I forsee our Lottie doll on stuffed My Little Ponies, and wild adventures all around our house.

 

Minor Complaints about Lottie Doll

It never seems a balanced review if there’s not a few negatives, and here are my three complaints I found:

1. On the Autumn Doll, the tights are a little hard to get off.  I don’t see this as a big problem, because I’d rather the tights stay on, so that’s not a big thing.  So, not a big deal to me.
2. Because this is a relatively new line, there’s not a lot of outfits options.  I’d love if some of the outfits you can get on a doll could be bought as separate outfits.  I would love to get the Pirate Queen Lottie Doll , or Lottie in English Country Garden as just outfits.  Okay if I’m honest, I want all of those outfits, I actually picked only two, but I had about 5 more on my I REALLY want this one list.
3. There doesn’t appear to be an Asian doll skin tone yet.  I saw most of the major ethnicities represented there, but there wasn’t a clear Asian one. Butterfly Protector Lottie Doll could be interpreted as Asian but I thought she looked Hispanic.

Buy Lottie Dolls

They’re available at Amazon (which my links in this post have been to there).  You can also buy them from the Lottie Doll site  (great option if you’re in the UK).

 

Lottie Doll Giveaway

This is going to be a flash giveaway because I want your prize to get there as close to Christmas as possible.  This is limited to Untied States only.

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